Thursday, August 21, 2008

Peanut-Veggie Soba Noodles

As I'm sure you've all gathered, Mexican is by far our favorite cuisine. Behind that would be various forms of Asian food, particular Thai and Japanese. I'm not very sure as to the "authenticity" of our Asian food - but it's tasty and we like it, so that is really all that matters. As of late, Leng'sFried Rice has made its way nicely into our regular recipe routine - it's so tasty (and versatile, we just use what veggies we have on hand)!

This is, obviously, not Leng's Fried Rice, but it was a quick and easy creation that was filling and takes advantage of all the local yummies we have at our disposal right now. And, because I'm a bit of a spice freak, I douse my serving in sriracha before I eat it, Brett's not a huge fan of the sriracha, it's a bit spicy for his taste, so the hot chile sauce I use in this recipe is a milder variety that I supplement with sriracha to please my "fire tooth". Some have a sweet tooth, I have a spice tooth. And the great thing about Asian food is the sweet and spicy combinations often found, so it's the best of both worlds, and both Brett and I can be satisfied!

Just a reminder of the produce legend:* = farmer's market** = CSA*** = Container or Community Garden

7 comments:

Fried rice with whatever veggies are in the fridge is a staple at our house too. I can not get enough of it. Especially with an endless supply of hot peppers from the back deck to spice it with. Fortunately the cute guy at my house matches my fire tooth. Or me his.

Kale for Sale - Isn't fried rice so great? I would have figured we would have gotten sick of it by now, but with the versatility, it's never the same twice.

We've got lots of hot peppers growing on our patio too, and I make sure to take full advantage.

Brett can tolerate a good amount of spice, I have to be honest, I am a little bit of a freak when it comes to hot things, so I am not surprised that he isn't QUITE as into it as I am. I mean, I dream of pickled habaneros on my pizza, rather than jalapenos or banana peppers. I am actually kind of thankful that he isn't a freak like me, not sure how good for you it is to eat things AS spicy as I like it as often as I would like too. ;-)